---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000210"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-09-28T11:42:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:30:24.009796+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp buyback nears $499M of $1B authorization; bought 89,451 shares on Sept 25

## Summary
- On Sept 25, 2026 News Corp repurchased 62,323 Class A shares for US$1,771,780.57 and 27,128 Class B shares for US$857,421.13.
- Cumulative under the 2025 Repurchase Program (authorized July 15, 2025 for up to US$1B): about US$498,931,469 spent, roughly half the authorization.
- Class A running total: 12,422,034 shares for US$325,213,425.41; Class B: 5,774,323 shares for US$171,088,842.26.
- Class A prices paid ranged US$22.20 (Feb 9, 2026) to US$31.58 (Aug 27, 2026); Class B US$25.49 to US$35.69.
- News Corp had 359,143,232 Class A and 141,017,361 Class B shares on issue; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acts as broker.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000210
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-09-28T11:42:24+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000210/0001564708-26-000210-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000210/nws-20260925.htm

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